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SUBMITTER: Parodis I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7449816 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 20200901 9
<h4>Objectives</h4>We investigated the cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) Vascular CAM 1 (VCAM-1) and Activated Leucocyte CAM (ALCAM) as urinary biomarkers in SLE patients with and without renal involvement.<h4>Methods</h4>Female SLE patients (n = 111) and non-SLE population-based controls (n = 99) were enrolled. We measured renal activity using the renal domain of the BILAG index and urine (U) and plasma (P) concentrations of soluble (s)VCAM 1 and U-sALCAM using ELISA. U-sCAM levels were next corre ...[more]